My car doesn't start with a normal "key", its a push button. We spent a weekend about 5 hours from our home, at the Outer Banks, it was beautiful. My daughter has developed a habit of throwing things in the trash. When we went to checkout, my key "fob" was nowhere to be found. Normally, a locksmith or even a dealer could fashion a new key. But this new "technology" meant that they needed to special order a key. 5-7 days. I have to rent a car. Something as simple as a little "fob" has rocked our world for two days now. I've scoured all the dealerships in the Carolina's for one. Finally found it. "Hum of progress?" I'll stick with a "key" Sorry for hijacking your craziness, I just needed a rant and thought it was tangentially related.
I've had more than a couple friends leave they're keys in the garage, only to realize when they get to their destination that they can no longer start their car and they are miles from home, where their key is sitting. Come to think of it, one of those friends is you, isn't it?
One time, I started my car and then realized I forgot something in my house. I went back inside and left my keys on the counter. I then traveled 30 minutes away from my house to a meeting, took the meeting and went back out to my car to start it. Obviously, I couldn't because I did not have my key fob. I had to call the woman who watches my daughter to have her get my fob off of the counter and drive it to me. Keys are superior. Like mk said, fobs solve no problem I had, but they have created ones I didn't have.